Breeding pint-sized Herefords
BIGGER is better – that’s the mentality a Waroona cattle farmer has been bucking since the early 2000s.
A College Friendship And A Cash Cow
They say a college degree can change your life. It’s certainly true if you find yourself with the right roommate, as then teenagers Neetu Yadav and Kirti Jangra did when they were thrown together at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Calf registrations: Calving season gets underway
Last week saw a major increase in calf registrations, with the number of registered calves doubling for the year to date.
NSW research aims to discover how to keep dairy cows in herd for longer
RETAINING the best performing older dairy cows without the increased risk of illness or reproduction failure that can come with age is the aim of new research.
New rules for tagging calves – here’s all you need to know
Spring calving for 2022 is just around the corner on dairy and suckler farms across Ireland. And, with the new arrivals come new regulations around animal identification and tagging.
Susan Wilson gives some facts about the use of bio-stimulants
SIR, – In response to Dr Keith Dawson’s ‘View from the East’ in your January l edition, it was very hard to disagree with anything that he wrote in his article, but I would like to clarify one of the points that he raised.
47% of dairy cows still in ‘drought areas’
Nearly half of all U.S. dairy cows were located in “drought areas” at the start of the new year, according to the USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board.
NDDB finds cow breed Rathi the right choice for Vidarbha
If the Gir breed has been at centre of attraction amid government’s focus on indigenous bovine, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is also pushing its lesser-known cousin for farmers in Vidarbha and Marathwada.
Cows of a different color: Hybrids let dairy farmers produce milk with fewer resources
Some local dairy herds are changing color and getting shorter. That’s a good thing, according to a man who consults with area dairy farms.
Facility Focus: Is Overcrowding Holding Your Cows Back?
Here’s a scenario farmers are all too often faced with – overcrowded barns.
